Responsibilities

Miss. Code Ann. § 25-53-353, under Mississippi Department of Information Technology Services.

Miss. Code Ann. § 25-53-353

(a) The SSOC shall:(a) Develop operational cybersecurity procedures to support policies adopted under Section 25-53-201;(b) Provide centralized monitoring, threat intelligence, vulnerability identification and incident response services to all state agencies subject to Section 25-53-201;(c) Coordinate with the Enterprise Security Program to ensure statewide standards and controls are technically implemented and enforced;(d) Notify state agencies of active or emerging cyber threats;(e) Support agencies in the containment, eradication and recovery from cybersecurity incidents; and(f) Provide technical support for statewide penetration testing, security validation and continuous monitoring activities required under Section 25-53-201.

(a) Develop operational cybersecurity procedures to support policies adopted under Section 25-53-201;

(b) Provide centralized monitoring, threat intelligence, vulnerability identification and incident response services to all state agencies subject to Section 25-53-201;

(c) Coordinate with the Enterprise Security Program to ensure statewide standards and controls are technically implemented and enforced;

(d) Notify state agencies of active or emerging cyber threats;

(e) Support agencies in the containment, eradication and recovery from cybersecurity incidents; and

(f) Provide technical support for statewide penetration testing, security validation and continuous monitoring activities required under Section 25-53-201.